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Topic: Thread Deleted - Not Locked (Read 5816 times)

I guess if your thread disappears it's just gone for good? I thought mine was going to possibly get locked but since it is deleted I can't even use the advice I got! I'm really bummed and my husband was wanting to sit and soak it all in too. Anyone have any suggestions? Thanks.

Threads that get super-heated or move really quickly will sometimes get pulled into the Mods-only area of the site for review, and to make sure that everyone is behaving themselves. That's probably what happened.

If it is still gone later, your best bet is to PM a Mod directly. You can check at the bottom of your screen on the Folders page to see who is online.

There's a thread I was reading earlier this afternoon that's now missing...not sure if it was yours, it was about outing someone's homophobia on a radio show, and where etiquette draws the line, and I thought it was quite interesting. I didn't see anything in it that was inappropriate -- so I wonder if it's a bug in the boards and multiple threads are vanishing?

I was reading one about getting a neighbours mail by accident, and it vanished before I finished reading the second page! I've actually been in a similar situation though not quite the same content. I'm hoping it comes back so I can finish reading it and see it resolved.

There's a thread I was reading earlier this afternoon that's now missing...not sure if it was yours, it was about outing someone's homophobia on a radio show, and where etiquette draws the line, and I thought it was quite interesting. I didn't see anything in it that was inappropriate -- so I wonder if it's a bug in the boards and multiple threads are vanishing?

That one was called Betty has a Big Mouth I think. Mine was about an anonymous letter I got about a neighbor having an affair. I go some great advice and I'm bummed.

I was reading one about getting a neighbours mail by accident, and it vanished before I finished reading the second page! I've actually been in a similar situation though not quite the same content. I'm hoping it comes back so I can finish reading it and see it resolved.

Maybe it is a bug. There was one in the Hugs folder that disappeared a couple days ago. I remember because I didn't have time to respond and I wanted to give some suggestions. I was curious how it ended and then it just disappeared.

There is no bug in the forum software. The anonymous letter thread garnered a considerable number of complaints from readers citing that the thread was going nowhere, legal advice was being dispensed, etc. and was therefore removed.

There is no bug in the forum software. The anonymous letter thread garnered a considerable number of complaints from readers citing that the thread was going nowhere, legal advice was being dispensed, etc. and was therefore removed.

But why remove it instead of just locking it? It's a shame that just because some members couldn't play by the rules that Nebraska Jones can't see all the other excellent advice she got.

I deleted the thread. The advice I saw didn't impress me as being excellent, since it was only marginally an etiquette issue to begin with and the thread had numerous offensive and inappropriate remarks sprinkled throughout.

In any case, the overall welfare of the frum takes precedence over individual concerns. The thread was attracting trolls, so it was deleted.

Would it be possible, as a courtesy to your forum members, to post when a thread has been deleted? I, too, was looking for a post today that had been deleted. It is a very frustrating experience to look for a post, especially given that so many of us seem to have problems with the search function.

And if a poster is "very frustrated" by the deletion of one thread among hundreds, I would wonder if that poster were becoming too emotionally invested in what is, after all, a largely anonymous Internet forum.

Sewing lists use terms that has perverted trolls mistaking an interest in fitting people's clothing to mean that we'll feed their habits...which is why a lot of sewing lists (also knitting, crochet, and any skill used to clothe women) can mean that you have to send in an application to a moderator with a short essay on your experience in the field and WHY you want to be a member.

Someone with no idea which end of the needle goes through the fabric is unlikely to become and remain a member....especially after they find out that the "fascinating" references to various body parts are about as salacious as a tailor sticking pins in your ankles & waist by mistake when marking the hem or taking in your waistband (note - I am told by guys that men's tailors use more chalk than pins - but my mother taught me to sew and I learned to use pins - ouch).